The Scientific Method / Properties of Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks and Minerals
100
The cooridinates of the point where the Equator crosses the International Date Line are?
0 degrees S, 180 degrees W
100
what Ocean is currently growing in size due to seafloor spreading?
Atlantic
100
Most earthquakes are caused by?
plate movement
100
Most volcanoes form due to _________, where one plate is forced under another?
seafloor spreading
100
The pressing and squeezing out of water and air between sediments is known as?
compaction
200
what is the Earth in the correct order from outermost (1st) to innermost (4th).
Crust Mantle Outer Core Inner Core
200
The theory of Continental Drift was first proposed by?
Alfred Wegener
200
The bending of rocks and snapping back into place when stress is released is known as the?
Elastic Rebound Theory
200
Ocassionally, volcanoes such as Kilauea form from ________ in the middle of plates?
hot spots (magma plume)
200
The two most common resources mined in Pennsylvania are?
coal, natural gas
300
The cooridinates of the North Pole are?
0 degrees E, 90 degrees N
300
“Supercontinent” is believed to have started separating about how many years ago?
200 million
300
The point on the Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake occured is known as the?
epicenter
300
A “ropy” type of mafic lava which cools slowly is known as?
pahoehoe
300
Minerals which break along smooth, flat surfaces have the property known as?
cleavage
400
what is the imaginary lines run horizontally across the Earth and measure distance north or south of the Equator called?
latitude
400
Features which form at the center of seafloor spreading regions are known as?
Mid-Ocean Ridges
400
Waves produced by earthquakes are known as?
seismic
400
A substance's ability to resist flow is known as its?
viscosity
400
Clastic sedimentary rocks may contain?
rock fragments
500
what is the imaginary lines run vertically across the Earth and measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian called?
longitude
500
The process of one plate being forced underneath another plate is known as?
subduction
500
whats the minimum of seismograh stations are required to pinpoint the location of an earthquake's epicenter?
three
500
Most of the world's volcanoes are found in a region known as?
The Ring of Fire
500
what is a technology where pressurized water and chemicals are used to fracture shale, in order to obtain natural gas?
Fracking
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